Hypertension is often interpreted as high blood pressure. However, it is not that simple hypertension. According to specialists in internal medicine Suhardjono, hypertension is a condition that involves some complications once inside the body.

In recent years, scientists have found that some of the complications of obesity, which include diabetes, hypertension, insulin resistance, and heart disease, were more clearly related to the central distribution of fat (excessive fat tissue in the abdominal region), than to overall level of obesity.